BLOGGING: 30 Days of Drawing has begun. I’m nervous and excited and I really hope lots of people are inspired to take part and to practice drawing.
USA: I’m still pretty exhausted from my travels so far, but had a briliant time in the Philadelphia ICA (University of Pennsylvania) archives. The modern art archivist Donna Brandolisio is very keen to share her knowledge and interests, and is a specialist on the history of the ICA itself. The curator at the time of Agnes Martin’s 1973 survey show there, Suzanne Delahanty, was apparently an enthusiastic, compassionate and formidable woman, holding a museum directorship at a time when the women’s movement was just gaining new momentum.
DRAWING: I’m really enjoying drawing grids each day at the moment, experimenting with texture, materials and colour. I hope to get the courage up to do some observational drawing tomorrow morning and will post my efforts up on my site.
HEALTH: I had a blood test just before leaving for the USA. Turns out I have anaemia, which might explain the constant dizziness and problems in concentration I’ve been having. Getting a diagnosis is a good thing though, isn’t it, as now I can stock up on iron supplements and broccoli and hopefully soon I’ll be back to full strength. One of my tutors from the Prince’s Drawing School said, ‘If you want to work, you need to eat.’ Will have to feed myself up!
